Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency Medical Services for Children (93.127)

Also known as EMS for Children

Emergency Medical Services for Children (Assistance Listing 93.127) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $102 million in 80 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $820,534. Half of the 80 awards fell between $666,346 and $840,195, and they ranged from $78,140 to $16.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To support demonstration projects for the expansion and improvement of emergency medical services for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State Governments and Accredited Schools of Medicine

What the money can and cannot pay for

All funds granted should be expended solely for carrying out the approved project in accordance with Section 1910 of the Public Health Service Act.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

(Cooperative Agreements) FY 23 $699,999-$3,200,000; $1,183,331 FY 24 $699,998-$3,700,000; $1,265,551 FY 25 $699,978-$3,200,000; $1,183,331 (Project Grants) FY 23 $3,529-$190,650; $170,142 FY 24 $4,567-$190,650; $171,697 FY 25 $$87,918-$174,250; $170,903

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Emergency Medical Services for Children (93.127) awarded$102 million across 80 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of UtahUtah1$16.3 million
University of Texas at AustinTexas2$13.4 million
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's HospitalOhio2$4.3 million
Seattle Children's HospitalWashington1$3.6 million
Childrens Hospital Medical CenterOhio1$3.5 million
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York1$3.5 million
University of California, DavisCalifornia1$3.5 million
Emory UniversityGeorgia1$2.1 million
The Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCalifornia1$1.9 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York1$1.4 million
Louisiana Department of HealthLouisiana2$1.4 million
Rhode Island HospitalRhode Island1$1.4 million
The Regents of the University of ColoradoColorado1$1.0 million
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTennessee1$1.0 million
State of Maryland InstMaryland1$1.0 million
State of Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesWisconsin1$975,895
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalNew Hampshire1$963,483
Health Research, Inc.New York1$870,195
North Dakota Department of Health and Human ServicesNorth Dakota1$840,195
Oregon Health Authority-Public HealthOregon1$840,195

Top states: Utah ($17.0 million), Texas ($14.1 million), Ohio ($7.9 million), California ($6.2 million), New York ($5.8 million), Washington ($4.5 million), Georgia ($2.9 million), Rhode Island ($2.2 million), Connecticut ($1.6 million), Oregon ($1.6 million).

Who usually wins

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other80$102 million100%

By state

15 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Utah3$17.0 million
Texas3$14.1 million
Ohio4$7.9 million
California3$6.2 million
New York3$5.8 million
Washington2$4.5 million
Georgia2$2.9 million
Rhode Island2$2.2 million
Connecticut2$1.6 million
Oregon2$1.6 million
North Carolina2$1.6 million
Louisiana2$1.4 million
Kentucky2$1.0 million
Colorado1$1.0 million
Tennessee1$1.0 million
New Hampshire1$963,483
Wisconsin1$958,821
Maryland1$931,376
North Dakota1$840,195
Iowa1$840,195
Guam1$840,195
Nebraska1$840,195
Delaware1$840,195
South Dakota1$840,195
District of Columbia1$840,194
Montana1$840,194
Illinois2$840,194
Maine1$840,194
New Jersey1$840,194
South Carolina1$840,194
Massachusetts1$840,175
West Virginia1$840,138
Oklahoma1$839,111
Michigan1$839,002
Arizona1$838,849
Florida2$833,798
Indiana1$828,616
Minnesota1$827,394
Missouri1$820,521
New Mexico1$815,936
Alaska1$799,969
U.S. Virgin Islands1$772,459
Idaho2$763,206
Wyoming1$757,783
Pennsylvania1$757,327
Hawaii1$754,783
Kansas1$750,904
Puerto Rico1$748,547
Nevada1$668,207
Arkansas1$658,244
Vermont1$640,353
Palau1$614,320
Mississippi1$589,665
Alabama1$574,160
Virginia1$389,278
American Samoa1$229,436
Northern Mariana Islands1$177,564
Federated States of Micronesia1$117,918

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.